Restaurant POS

Enterprise cloud POS for hospitality

Q: Does LINGA handle bar tabs and pre-auth?

Yes. Pre-authorization, bar tabs , coursing, and offline transactions are built in — great for bars and full-service. Pre-auth protects you on large open tabs so sales settle cleanly.

Q: What does LINGA cost to run on payments?

Card-present transactions on a PAX A35 have no in-store gateway fees . The Linga Gateway — required for online ordering , tokenization, and the Linga Reader/handheld — is $0.025 per swipe . The Linga Reader adds pre-auth, bar tabs, and offline the PAX A35 doesn't.

Q: What hardware does LINGA run on?

LINGA is hardware-flexible — it runs on commercial terminals, self-ordering kiosks , kitchen displays, customer-facing displays, and the Linga Go pay-at-table handheld, with PAX A35 / Linga Reader for payments. Hardware includes a 1-year warranty and financing options.

Q: Does LINGA do online ordering and delivery?

Yes. Built-in online ordering , third-party delivery ( DoorDash , Uber Eats ), your own delivery with Linga Driver tracking, plus a call center and Caller ID for phone orders.

Q: Does it have kiosks and a kitchen display?

Yes. A self-ordering kiosk speeds the front counter and the Kitchen Display (KDS) routes orders to the line in real time, keeping front and back of house in sync.

Q: Can LINGA grow with loyalty, gift cards, and memberships?

Yes. Loyalty , gift cards , memberships, marketing campaigns, SMS alerts, and customer feedback are all built into the platform.

Q: Does it work across multiple locations?

Yes. LINGA is an enterprise cloud platform with multi-location control and Insights reporting, so menus, inventory , and numbers stay consistent across every store.

An enterprise cloud restaurant & bar operating system — pre-auth, bar tabs, coursing, and offline transactions, plus 20+ built-in solutions from online ordering to KDS, inventory, and loyalty. Hardware-flexible, with no in-store gateway fees on PAX card-present.

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Restaurant POS

Best for

Full-service restaurants, bars and lounges, pizzerias, cafes, bubble-tea and multi-location franchises — plus retail like liquor, convenience, and specialty shops — that want deep features and enterprise control.

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What's inside

Built to handle it

Restaurant & bar depth

Pre-authorization, bar tabs, coursing, and offline transactions out of the box — built for bars and full-service.

A full operating system

20+ built-in solutions: online ordering, KDS, inventory, loyalty, delivery tracking, kiosks, scheduling, and more — not just a cash register.

Hardware your way

Runs on flexible commercial hardware with a 1-year warranty and financing. Card-present on a PAX A35 carries no in-store gateway fees.

Built to scale

Multi-location control, enterprise reporting (Insights), and world-class support for growing groups and franchises.

The lineup

Every device

The full LINGA POS hardware family we sell and support — pick by counter, countertop, or on-the-go, and we'll match it to how you run.

LINGA POS Terminal / Station

The core cloud POS — table management, coursing, and offline mode on a commercial touchscreen.

Best forFull-service restaurants, bars, and multi-terminal floors

Table management & coursing
Pre-auth and bar tabs
True offline transactions
Runs on flexible commercial hardware

Type: Cloud POS station
Hardware: Flexible / customizable
Warranty: 1-year hardware warranty; financing available
Use: Restaurants, bars & retail

LINGA Self-Ordering Kiosk

A self-order kiosk that lets guests browse, customize, and pay on their own.

Best forQuick-service and high-traffic spots speeding lines and freeing staff

Self-service browse & order
Pay right at the kiosk
Upsell prompts
Syncs to the kitchen & POS

Type: Self-ordering kiosk
Use: QSR, cafes, high-traffic
Payments: Contactless & card

LINGA Kitchen Display (KDS)

A kitchen display that routes orders to the line in real time.

Best forKitchens cutting paper tickets and speeding up prep

Real-time order routing
Timing and priority alerts
Bridges front and back of house
Works with online & in-house orders

Type: Kitchen display system
Use: Back-of-house / expo
Pairs with: LINGA stations

LINGA Customer-Facing Display

A customer-facing terminal that shows the order and speeds checkout.

Best forCounters wanting order transparency and tips

Shows items & total in real time
Tip & digital-receipt prompts
Order confirmation customer-side
Pairs with the POS station

Type: Customer-facing display terminal
Use: Retail & QSR counters

LINGA Go — Pay at the Table

A handheld for ordering and payment right at the table.

Best forTableside service, patios, and faster turns

Order & pay at the table
Fire orders straight to the kitchen
Faster turns and higher tips
Mobile and wireless

Type: Handheld / pay-at-table
Use: Tableside & mobile
Payments: Card & contactless

Payment Readers — PAX A35 & Linga Reader

The card readers behind LINGA — PAX A35 for fee-free card-present, Linga Reader for deeper features.

Best forAny LINGA setup; bars and full-service that need pre-auth and offline

PAX A35: card-present with no in-store gateway fees
Linga Reader: pre-auth, bar tabs & offline the A35 doesn't do
EMV, tap & contactless
Linga Gateway powers online & handheld ($0.025/swipe)

PAX A35: Card-present, no in-store gateway fees
Linga Reader: Pre-auth, bar tabs & offline
Linga Gateway: Online, tokenization & handheld — $0.025/swipe
Payments: EMV, tap & contactless

The platform

Everything it runs on

Beyond the hardware, LINGA POS brings a full payments platform — here's what matters most when you're choosing software, in plain terms.

Front of House

Serve faster at the table and the counter.

Point of Sale — table management, coursing & tabs
Pay at the Table (Linga Go) — order & pay tableside
Customer-facing display — order transparency & tips
QR / contactless menu — scan-to-order and pay
Queue management — keep the line moving

Order Everywhere

Capture every order channel.

Online ordering — commission-friendly, tied to the POS
Delivery driver tracking (Linga Driver) — manage your own delivery
3rd-party delivery — DoorDash & Uber Eats into the POS
Call center & Caller ID — phone orders tied to customer profiles

Back of House & Ops

Run the whole operation.

Kitchen Display (KDS) — route orders to the line
Inventory management — stock, recipes & vendors
Staff scheduling — shifts and labor
Insights — reports & dashboards
Multi-location — enterprise control across stores

Grow & Engage

Bring customers back.

Loyalty programs — points and rewards
Gift cards — physical and digital
Membership — recurring member perks
Marketing campaigns — promotions and outreach
SMS alerts & feedback — text updates and private reviews

Good to know

Frequently asked

The questions merchants ask us most about LINGA POS — with real answers, not a support queue.

Yes. Pre-authorization, bar tabs, coursing, and offline transactions are built in — great for bars and full-service. Pre-auth protects you on large open tabs so sales settle cleanly.

Card-present transactions on a PAX A35 have no in-store gateway fees. The Linga Gateway — required for online ordering, tokenization, and the Linga Reader/handheld — is $0.025 per swipe. The Linga Reader adds pre-auth, bar tabs, and offline the PAX A35 doesn't.

LINGA is hardware-flexible — it runs on commercial terminals, self-ordering kiosks, kitchen displays, customer-facing displays, and the Linga Go pay-at-table handheld, with PAX A35 / Linga Reader for payments. Hardware includes a 1-year warranty and financing options.

Yes. Built-in online ordering, third-party delivery (DoorDash, Uber Eats), your own delivery with Linga Driver tracking, plus a call center and Caller ID for phone orders.

Yes. A self-ordering kiosk speeds the front counter and the Kitchen Display (KDS) routes orders to the line in real time, keeping front and back of house in sync.

Yes. Loyalty, gift cards, memberships, marketing campaigns, SMS alerts, and customer feedback are all built into the platform.

Yes. LINGA is an enterprise cloud platform with multi-location control and Insights reporting, so menus, inventory, and numbers stay consistent across every store.